(PIC) Maher last night on John Roberts "Straight men don't pose with food"

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

Thanks to MADem for finding this pic for me!

[maine_raptor]

1. That my have been a "comedy" bit, but I gotta tell ya

I was going "Hmmmmmmmmm" by the time it was over.

Could it be that Robert's will be the country's first "Gay Supreme Court Chief". :wow:

He made a good arguement for it.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. It looks like a personal photo that someone wanted leaked for a reason. nt

[maine_raptor]

7. Nevermind the photo

the rest of Maher's rant had some interesting info, I thought.

After last night, if he ever does "come out", I won't be "shocked".

[Occulus]

15. Ok, but--- AS A GAY MAN, I have to say

that photo looks awful familiar. Not the persons present, but the arrangement of the parties and the food subject. :silly:

Seriously, that picture looks like something that would be taken at a gay man's birthday party, or holiday, or some such. I do say this with some authority in the matter :)

So proud of the food, he posed with it and friends. Or were they "friends"?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

24. Thanks kgfnally! I appreciate your experienced feedback on this!

I lived in Manhattan for a few years in a neighborhood with lots of gays and it was like a flashback.

[astonamous]

29. If Robert's is gay

and is nominated, when/if he is discovered, then what? Do they fire him? Does Pat Robertson kill himself? What?

I don't have a problem with a CJ being gay. In fact, I think it would be an improvement over the previous. I just have a problem with it if he is lying about it.

[charlie]

31. I've got a problem

(if it turns out to be true) with 2 justices belonging to a party that would happily legislate them out of existence if it could. Speaks volumes about their, erm... judgment.

[jokerman93]

57. not really

I think it speaks more to their political cynicism than anything else. In the circles of power, I'm confident none of these "morality" issues are a matter of much real concern. Moral outrage and controversy has always been just a shiny bauble they use to keep the public hypnotized and that fundie money rolling in.

[maine_raptor]

32. We could be looking at Impeachment time

If he came out, AFTER he was sworn in, then the only way he could be removed is thru impeachment in the House and trial in the Senate.

It would be the spectacle of the GOP eating their young.

If that happens, I'll be watching (:popcorn:) and laughing (:rofl:), cause they would need 2/3'rds in the Senate and NO WAY they gettin' that.

[astonamous]

41. Now, I have tears in my eyes...

:toast:

[FreedomAngel82]

109. I think it's because

of the hypocriacy.

[tsuki]

110. If he is a self-hating, closet gay man, I think that would be the worst,

for gays, minorities and women.

[femrap]

129. The self-hating ones want to make everyone miserable...more

miserable than themselves....and they enjoy inflicting pain....which may explain why he doens't like blacks or women.

And another thing!!! He didn't marry until he was 41 years old...so was his wife (maybe she's a lesbian?).....and those 2 kids of theirs....THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM SOUTH AMERICA....!!!! THEY'RE ADOPTED!!! THIS IS ALL STARTING TO MAKE SENSE!

[tsuki]

169. I thought they were from Ireland?

[crispini]

170. Some kind of weird back door adoption.

They *are* from Ireland but Ireland has very strict adoption laws so apparently it's common for people to adopt via third countries. I think it sounds kind of odd, myself, but apparently it's as aboveboard as such things get. :eyes:

http://www.isthatlegal.org/archives/2005/08/blondeness_and.html

[Agnomen]

172. I vote for choice "b" - Robertson killing himself

[seabeyond]

69. i agree the hand to plate,....... grinnin bigger. lol n/t

[Prodemsouth]

71. The guy in Blue -what do ya think?.What does your gaydar say?

n/t

[titoresque]

84. lesbian here

LOL! My gaydar say's you are correct sir!

:rofl:

[Maven]

91. Ho-lee shit.

Gay here. I concur on all three.

:wow:

[FreedomAngel82]

108. Food for thought

Ha! And yes that apple pie! LOL! :crazy:

[Seansky]

101. I haven't heard the fundamentalist RW talking about this. Have

Have any of you found any RW discussing this?

[SharonRB]

149. I thought so, too

I've had lots of gay friends, And my gaydar really goes off when I look at him in this pose with these other two guys.

[RandomKoolzip]

3. Is there a clearer pic around?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

4. The one that MADem provided with me was 1/2 the size, and I enlarged

it. I haven't had the time for a search. Bill Maher used obviously a larger one last night.

[goclark]

112. Bill Maher must have said it with some knowledge

I guess I'm lost because I always thought that Bill Maher was gay.

I know he had that girlfriend, I saw her with him one time.

She was so ugly she could make Halloween look cute.

[NYCGirl]

133. Maher has has LOTS of girlfriends. Lots and lots and lots (and even more)

He's a major horndog. The chances of Maher being gay is as close to 0 as you can get.

[SharonRB]

150. He even used to date Mann Coulter

Unbelievably, they're still friends.

[goclark]

155. Isn't that why they call her "Man?"

[NYCGirl]

156. Somewhat surprising since he tends to like Playmates...he almost lives

at the Playboy Mansion. Met him as a book signing recently and someone asked him if he'd like to go out with Maureen Dowd. He answered, "I'm not in her league. I'd have to study before I went out with her."

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

165. Dowd has been on his show, I believe more than once, and she flirts

like heck with him.

[WhiteTara]

180. except that he keeps declaring it is so

He does it in ways that are funny, but he never dismisses the fact that he is gay. He went to the press dinner with Wolfe Blitzer, not Ann Coulter (who may or may not be a man :rolf:)

But seriously, I believe him when he says he is gay. Although I can't stand him, sometimes he gets left on after TDS and Adam Corrola announced that his lover was Jimmy Kimmel, with no jokes or apologies added.

Who knows who is gay and then again, who really cares? :shrug:

edited to clarify

[NYCGirl]

192. You may need to learn the difference between jokes and reality. NT

[femrap]

134. Maher ain't exactly handsome...

so he can't be gay....

[goclark]

154. You may be right : )

[kstewart33]

6. There is another photo with all 3 guys looking at the camera nt

I've seen it in the media.

[liveoaktx]

39. Vid Clip of that bit from the show

Maher on John Roberts

[crispini]

48. LOL! That's too funny!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

56. liveoaktx comes through again! Thank you!

:rofl:

[nonconformist]

64. Thank you!! nt

[stevedeshazer]

168. thanks so much for that link!

Funny as hell. :hi:

[astonamous]

5. Yes they do...

Oh wait, what every happened to this guy?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. I loved Jeff Smith! He was the only cooking person I watched on tv until

the food channel.

[tridim]

13. From Jumptheshark: "He was sued for sexual abuse by several men

who had worked as teenagers at his restaurant in Tacoma back in the 70's. He settled out of court for about $5 million (most of which came from insurance policies- according to the Seattle Times) just before trial when it became evident a lot of people were lining up to testify against him."

[SharonRB]

151. Do you have a link to anything about this?

If this is true, how come none of it has come out (no pun intended) anywhere? This is the first I've heard about it, anyw

Nevermind -- I thought you were talking about Roberts, not Jeff Smith.

[progressivebydesign]

16. Seriously. Didn't his career hit the skids because of an accusation?

My apologies if I've mixed someone up, but I thought he was accused of something untoward with a young man. So, Maher's premise may be correct after all.

[phaseolus]

20. There was a career-ending scandal, and he died last year

"His public career came to an end when two of his male assistant chefs brought charges of sexual harassment against him. Shortly thereafter, in 1998, several men alleged that he had sexually assaulted them in the 1970s, when they worked for him. Smith denied the accusations. He was taken off the air shortly afterward. Though he was never charged with a crime, the stigma associated with the accusations kept him from returning to the airwaves."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Smith_%28TV_personality%29

[DoYouEverWonder]

102. You should try the guy who does Good Eats

Alton Brown. My 12 year old is a big fan and he did a show on tea that was fasinating and I don't even drink tea.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

141. lol! He convinced me to buy a cast iron Japanese teapot because of

that show. I do, do tea though...yummy.

[crispini]

9. LOL

"Straight men don't pose with food." :rofl:

It's true, though.



Hmmmm.....

[Botany]

17. He either is really gay or smoked a ton of dope before he

put on that outfit. Purple Shirt and a button down white sweater/

but what about cuff love :scared:

[FreedomAngel82]

117. Is that Roberts??

And what time frame is that?

[crispini]

122. Yup.

It's on Wonkette somewhere. 80's? I mean, we ALL looked gay in the 80s, but that shirt.....

[FreedomAngel82]

135. I wasn't sure if it was the 80's or 70's

Heh heh. :crazy: I was a little kid in the 80's (born in 82) so I can only go by photo's and stuff. I did have a pair of pants that had paint stains on them. LOL.

[Botany]

10. He did write a paper on why girls should be kept out of his

High School.

Did not marry until he was 45
Kids were by adoption
wrote briefs supporting gay causes

He, Rove, Scotty, Ken Mehlmen, a certain fox broadcaster, and so many
more seem to be in a strange self loathing gays for bush group.

As a straight guy I don't get it. Jews for Hitler?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

12. Leo Strauss (father of the neocon movement) supported Hitler until

he started to gather the Jews up. Then Strauss fled to the US.

[Finder]

25. Allan Bloom the straussian was gay...

why is sexual orientation an issue?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

40. I don't think sexual orientation is the issue. I have No Problem

with a gay Supreme Court Justice, but do have one with one who might be closeted. Many closeted people, sexually closeted or otherwise, tend to be reactionary in decisions to cover themselves up.

[maine_raptor]

42. But here's the question

Will he stay "closeted"?

Don't forget the job comes with life time tenure...once he's in, nothing short of death or impeachment can get him out.

Oh what a conundrum for the RW that pushed him on to the Court.

:hurts:

[Finder]

53. The Neocons have no problem with gays...

they are more leery of women than homosexuals historically. Today in Washington circles gay men are the preferred fodder for power mongers. Of course they all marry females and present themselves as traditionalists.

This is not the thread for discussion but throughout history many leaders were not as they appeared.

[magnolia]

127. They will be wishing he were a "Souter".

[FreedomAngel82]

120. And hypocritical

What if he got the case about gay marriage? What would he do? And if he is gay how can he live with himself denying a group of people rights just because of their sexuality? I also personally could care less but it's all the hypocriacy.

[progressivebydesign]

18. Don't forget Jeff Christy, I mean Rushbo. n/t

[Kahuna]

46. Get the hell out of here! He didn't get married until he was 45???

Sounds like he pulled a McGreevey, marrying to have a shield. He does look gay in that picture. And the other two guys definately look gay. Especially the one with the gay mustache, holding the plate. Ha ha ha! The joke is on Dubya. I hope he gets the job and then comes out of the closet.

[Arugula Latte]

111. Yeah, no straight man has a mustache like that ... unless he's a cop. eom

[Arugula Latte]

114. P.S. Yes that would be GREAT if he came out while on the bench

Appointed for life and wearing a rainbow robe, baby!

[arikara]

177. Well... almost...

:applause:

[SharonRB]

152. Oh, would I love that.

I hope it's true.

[ellenfl]

178. back up here . . . i have never married and my boyfriend of

8 years has never been married either. doesn't mean we're gay . . . but we are very happy.

maybe someone needs to track down the 2 guys in the photo with roberts. ve haf vays to make them talk! we can withhold quiche and make them drink beer . . . yeah, that oughta do it.

ellen fl

[FreedomAngel82]

118. Very interesting record

Maybe he adopted since he married so late? :shrug:

[Occulus]

11. If his eyes were darker some might call Roberts a fairly

attractive-looking man. As it is, he looks almost inhuman.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

14. Joy Behar who was on with Bill last night said (paraphrasing)

what a pity! He looked like the only f*ckable guy to be on the Supreme Court, except for (it was the name of some justice from the past that I can't recall the name of)

[progressivebydesign]

23. as long as he keeps his eyes closed, they freak me out! n/t

[maine_raptor]

27. Frankfurter

Felix Frankfurter.
Born: November 15, 1882.
Died: February 22, 1965.
Democrat.
Served: 23 years, 6 months, 28 days as Supreme Court Assoc. Justice

Good friend of FDR

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

49. lol! Thank you! nt

[maine_raptor]

52. No applause please, just send Quiche.....LOL

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

54. note to myself.... must remember to swallow what ever liquids I am

drinking when reading maine_raptor's responses! :spray:
:rofl:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

60. Lorraine? Spinach? Broccoli? I actually do make quiche to die for!

[maine_raptor]

62. Spinach

but with a hint of garlic, if you please.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

143. Ok! Do you want it physically or is etherically good for you?

BTW.. never thought of using garlic! Thanks for the suggestion. :-)

[maine_raptor]

161. Virtually will be fine

but not just yet...beleive it or not I made a Quiche for dinner just now. Truth!!!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

163. lol! Too funny! Well, you can put this in your virtual freezer!

[maine_raptor]

164. If I weren't still burbin' from supper, I'd dig in!!!!!

Looks great, did you try the garlic with that one?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

166. Just as your recommended and yummmmm! ;)

[Raster]

82. Dr. Frankenfurter was on the Supreme Court??? Does Tim Curry know?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

103. Photo

[girl gone mad]

121. Felix Frankfurter...

He was no brad Pitt, but attractive by Supreme Court standards.

[catzies]

96. Felix Frankfurter. Hard to hear over the audience laughter though.

But I'm sure she said Felix Frankfurter.

[SharonRB]

153. I cracked up when she said that.

Maher was great, as usual, last night.

Galloway is going to be on next week. Should be very interesting. Oh, crap, I just remembered I'll be in DC. Hope the hotel has HBO.

[Agnomen]

173. Felix Frankfurter

[ellenfl]

179. felix frankfurter eom

[charlie]

19. Like Bush

The camera does not like the poor guy. He doesn't look so intensely tight-wired on TV.

[Name removed]

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[Duncan Grant]

80. Most offensive post I've seen in months.

What shocks me the most is that no one has the balls to challenge you on it.

You're an asshole, Algorem. I'm happy to go on record saying it "to your face" - so to speak. :nuke:

[donco6]

90. I did down below. But it seems we're the only ones.

Go figger.

[Duncan Grant]

92. I'm going to stop inviting my GLBT friends to post here.

Thanks for taking a stand donco6 - I appreciate it very much! :pals: :hug:

[donco6]

95. Please don't do that! I need the help!

It's so frustrating sometimes - when people who should know better just don't get it. It's no surprise when the RW slanders and libels, but when those who are supposed to be allies do it - you just have to shake your head and wonder, Do I belong anywhere?

[Duncan Grant]

99. It's always an uphill battle, isn't it?

The greatest difficulty I have here is the majority of people believe it's okay to defer GLBT equality in order to win elections. :banghead:

If I never hear another Democrat lecture me about the need to be "pragmatic", it'll be too soon. God, I hate that. And then to see Democrats titter and giggle over John Roberts like this?! Fuck me.

I understand it's a reaction to the hypocrisy of the reich wing but for crying out loud - at some point we'll have to grow up and develop legitimate arguments about why these Federalist moles are bad for the SC.

And now, I'll surrender the soapbox to others... ;) :hi:

[Name removed]

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[Algorem]

142. glad to know you like me so much.

Haw!

[SlavesandBulldozers]

35. here's another pic

:7

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[Duncan Grant]

81. That you would say this twice is unbelievable.

You must be so proud of yourself. :nuke:

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[FreedomAngel82]

132. He actually looks normal there!

His eyes aren't too weird there like in all the other photo's. He looks like Tom Cruise there.

[Strelnikov_]

144. He Looks Normal Because That Is A Picture Of Greg Kinnear, The Actor

[SlavesandBulldozers]

198. it's Greg Kinnear

i was just funnin.

[SharonRB]

157. Are you sure that's not Greg Kinnear?

Looks just like him.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

197. yeah it was a joke

a really stupid meaningless one:) my specialty.

[SharonRB]

199. Duh -- and I fell for it.

He really does resemble him, though.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

73. man, that is a long, thick, one, aint it? Mind if I touch?

Aaaaaaaanticipation,
Aaaaaaanticipation, it's breaking my heart.

[TankLV]

139. Lay off the coffee dude!

He.
just.
scares.
me.

[Generator]

21. That show was ruined for me

When Joy Behar called him "fuckable." UGH. He's going to ruin women's rights, trample the consitutition-and she cares that he has a pretty face?

I did have an a-ha! moment though when Bill showed the pic. It seems to me that Bush is surrounded by self-loathing closeted gay men. Just an obserRovian.

[NYCGirl]

Lighten up for a moment, Generator. Joy Behar is a comedienne, and

she was joking. And it was a good one!

[senseandsensibility]

22. Could someone fill me in?

:shrug: Is Maher saying that Roberts may be gay because of this photo, or what? I understand that it's a joke, but I didn't see the show, and am having trouble understanding the point.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. Maher believes there are somethings about Roberts' background

that might make some speculate to his being gay. For someone who is very conservative, he has supported gay rights in the past. He married in his 40s and has adopted children. Then Maher flashed this photo to emphasize why he thinks Roberts might be gay.

[Lucille]

44. There have been a lot of jokes made about this

Pictures of him posing in the yearbook wearing plaid pants.

His role as Peppermint Patti in the school play.

Oh, yeah. His high school love of wrestling.

Then there's his more recent history as a long-time bachelor, then marriage w/adopted kids, not to mention his pro-bono work for a gay organization.

Of course, it doesn't help that the photos make him look like Tony Randall w/a sinus infection in "The Odd Couple."

I believe it all started as snarkiness on the internet. Then some lunatics over at NRO took the jokes as the left's attempt to smear the good name of Judge Roberts. One even wrote that, after having read the NYT article on him following the nomination, she thought the reporter (Bumiller, one of the biggest Bush-ass kisser, ever) was trying to put in subtle messages to communicate Robert's "gayness." AS if the mention of Peppermint Patti was intended as a subliminal smear. Facts, you see, made the commentator think "gay," and the thoughts in her head were put there by the liberal media.

In my opinion, there's a reason the right wing wants laws to suppress homosexuality. It's because they need those laws in order to suppress their OWN homosexuality.

I have to say, though, that photo just about screams "Fire Island, 1977."

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

45. Lucille

In my opinion, there's a reason the right wing wants laws to suppress homosexuality. It's because they need those laws in order to suppress their OWN homosexuality.


Excellent assessment!

[maine_raptor]

50. I don't think that explains it all

I think that some of it is POWER. The shear desire for political power.

The Religious Right is a big factor in this. If it were not for the resources (votes, effort, money and media) of that group, the Right would not be as powerful as it is today. There is a strong religious component to this.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

58. A good example of the Power aspect to this would be J. Edgar Hoover.

[maine_raptor]

61. Yes, but

Back then it was anti-communism, not some sort of "morality" as it is today. The Right had it's religious supporters back then but it was more aligned against "atheistic communism". And look at the players, not just Hover. Remember Roy Cohen, David Shine (sp?).

When the USSR died, the tone moved away from anti-communism to this morality, although I suspect it was there all along, just submerged by the Cold War mentality.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

65. My personal belief about why we now have this "religious righteous"

is because over history, one of the greatest ways to control the masses is through religion. This new crop of radicals, "the religious righteous" learned their lessons from the history of civilization, and use their new found masses very well indeed. I, for not one nano second believe, that these people are religious themselves.

[maine_raptor]

70. Any human can be

brainwashed into just about anything. Just because it's delusional to you does not mean it is delusional to the delusionee.

[opihimoimoi]

72. Yup, ya got no arguements from me...I know a lot of Brainwashed

stupified fools who bought into DELUSION......sad...it could be so good but they seem to want divisiveness

[FreedomAngel82]

136. Did he really play Peppermint Patti???

I thought that was a joke.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

160. Yes, in a high school play...from Knight Ridder

http://www.miami.com/mld/kansascity/2004/11/13/news/12199840.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

Roberts shaped by small town in Indiana

By Ron Hutcheson
Knight Ridder Newspapers


LONG BEACH, Ind. - Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts doesn't mention acting talent on his resume, but his role as Peppermint Patty in a high school play may say as much about him as his other achievements.


Friends said Roberts was one of the few students at his all-boys Roman Catholic boarding school who had the self-confidence to withstand the razzing from classmates after standing onstage in a dress.


"He carried it off with aplomb. He brought the house down," former classmate Ned Liddell said, chuckling at the memory of Roberts' role in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." "That's self-confidence."

[AspenRose]

185. Interesting, considering Peppermint Patty never wore dresses

eom

[maddiejoan]

167. Okay I believed the gay thing before, BUT --

But to be honest here,

I wore plaid pants in highschool

played Peppermint Patti in a school play

Was on the wrestling team

I'm 45 and not married

and I grew up 5 minutes away from Fire Island, and --oh --wait--

I'm a pagan lesbian transsexual.

nevermind.

[daisygirl]

106. Re the adopted children

"Roberts and his wife adopted two infants in 2000 after being unable to conceive: Josephine ("Josie") and Jack Roberts."
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Roberts_Jr.

It could be said that claiming infertility doesn't prove a thing, but if his wife is anywhere close to his age, it's highly probable that they would've had trouble conceiving:
"By age 40, a woman's chance of pregnancy has decreased from 90 percent to 67 percent. By age 45, the chance of becoming pregnant declines to 15 percent." ( http://www.resolve.org/main/national/trying/preserving/preserving.jsp?name=trying&tag=preserving )

[NYCGirl]

28. Here's a larger shot, courtesy of Wonkette:

Sorry, they won't allow posting the pic, but click the link:

http://www.wonkette.com/politics//roberts-a-la-mode-118575.php

(Although she recently said that if he were gay, he'd have covered up the bald spot on the back of his head)...

http://www.wonkette.com/politics//roberts-hidden-hetrosexual-side-124179.php

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

34. Thanks! Just replaced it!

Love the quote about the balding! Another touchy feely place for Bush, who notoriously loves bald pates.

[helderheid]

30. it's being blogged a pleanty

http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/main/2005/08/more_grist_for_.html



If you question A3G's basis for deeming this picture "gay-looking," click on the thumbnail below for a better look, and then check out this (amusingly unhinged) email from a UTR reader:

John Roberts is gay! Look at those smiling buff friends snuggled next to the next Supreme Court Justice on Martha's Vinyard displaying the groumet meal they just made, and THEY will tell you. Now let's hope Roberts is actually confirmed before he's outed like a certain New Jersey Governor! Some legacy for Christian hero W. -- seating the first GAY Supreme Court Justice!* This is SO GREAT!

Oy gay! Are we perhaps getting a little carried away with all of our rumor-mongering concerning Judge Roberts's sexual orientation? After all, the pic was taken on Martha's Vineyard, not Fire Island. And for the record, Scherer is married, as is Lazarus.

[crispini]

36. LOL

"the deniability is intact as ever. It's just three men with a pie... and a mustache... and a glow."

http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/main/2005/08/more_grist_for_.html

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[helderheid]

38. Love it!

[leftofthedial]

37. my gaydar is in the red

[Scout1071]

68. Mine is off the hook. And you know it was their "fourth" that took the

picture. Looks like two couples to me.

[Beam Me Up]

74. Mine too. Right off the scale.

Has been there since the pic of Bush presenting him at WH (w/ wife and kids).

[FreedomAngel82]

137. What I think

is he could be. I'm not gay or anything like that but I'm a sensitive person and can feel things from other people and I do get mixed signals with him and I keep going back and forth. :shrug: The only time I can remember my dad posing with food is a birthday cake. Heh heh.

[kma3346]

43. It's funny to see this picture this morning

Last night after watching the rerun of some of the hearings, I was wondering if his eyes had always been like that. It's hard to tell in this picture. I'd like to see some others to compare.

[flyarm]

67. OHHHHH LA LA !!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOMINATED!! AND SENDING TO ALL THE MORMANS I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :kick: :kick: :kick: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

for party boy.........:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:

he really does hate women!!!

tooo bad..all my g friends love women!!

i love bill maher!!

fly

[KingFlorez]

47. Hilarious

Now I know why he got the Chief Justice nomination, he's Shrub's new "friend".

[crispini]

51. I am nominating this thread!

Because it's so darn funny!

[donco6]

59. Now THERE's a REAL reason not to like Roberts! He's GAY!

Knew there was something substantial there somewhere. Besides the fact that Bush picked him, I mean.

:sarcasm:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

63. There have been many posts about why Roberts is unsuitable to

be our new Chief Justice, and my OP has not said in the least that the one real reason one shouldn't like Roberts is because he's gay.

This is my personal position as to this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4803569&mesg_id=4803824

[donco6]

66. The whole thread is offensive.

"gerbil-face"?

Ugh.

[titoresque]

87. well I havent read this entire post

but from what I have read, Im not offended. Also, there is a big difference in the decisions people make if they are closeted........I would say even more so when they are in the public eye. I think the guy is pure evil anyhow so while this may matter a great deal in other instances of good closeted people taking public office...I dont think its going to matter much with this one, he's just a creep.

[donco6]

93. You missed the gerbil stuffing ref. then.

And lots of stereotypical innuendo about what gay men are like. It's offensive.

[titoresque]

86. I agree!

I think that's one of the problems we have with Gov. Napolitano here in Az.

[Balbus]

145. She has been a fantastic governor, hasn't she?

To be honest, after the rocky start, she's been a very pleasant surprise.

[wildflower]

94. Whether he is gay or not gay,

I worry the media tweaking him in this way could be dangerous, in just the way you describe in your post. If he's confirmed, it may cause him to go overboard in his rulings to show he is not gay-friendly. I didn't see Maher's show, but this worries me.

wildflower

[bamacrat]

75. Ha

I love Bill Maher, he's always right on the money.

[Balbus]

76. Yes, and being gay would make him totally unacceptable...

:eyes:

[donco6]

78. Well, that and his "gerbil-face" See above. eom

:sarcasm:

[Karenina]

85. These guys are not gay

in your garden variety, folks next door sense. I call them "Roy Cohns."
It's the hypocrisy.

[IndyOp]

105. Roy Cohns - that IS good - stop calling them gays or

self-hating gays -- call them all Roy Cohns - for everyone who knows that Cohn was a sexual predator who willing to destroy lives to keep his secret - this term says everything. Rove, Mehlman, * -- are all Roy Cohns.

The issue is not sexuality -- it is a sick blend of hypocrisy, abuse of power, and lies, lies, lies.

We need to promote this term - it could help us communicate so much more effectively about why we object to this man (and others like him).

[titoresque]

88. I dont think that's what is implied here nt

[Arugula Latte]

113. Yes, I think you're missing the point.

It's the hypocrisy of the rightwing that is so galling -- so many closet cases there making policy decisions to pander to the fundy nutjob base.

[ellenfl]

182. no, being in denial about his sexuality may make

him unacceptable. if he IS gay and does not accept it, he may have a negative impact on other gays . . . from the supreme court bench.

ellen fl

[Behind the Aegis]

77. It is really funny.

Bill made some really funny points about it last night. My partner and I were howling. The middle guy...former police man from the Village People?!? The other one looks like a former International Male model. Of course, I wonder if blue shirt and the good judge are holding hands under the table. :) As a gay person, I find this funny!

[enid602]

79. Roberts

When I see the photo of Roberts with his family, I can't help but think of the Van Trapp family in 'The Sound of Music.' 'Austrians were never Nazis. . .' I have to admit, though that Julie Andrews was a far better choice than the anti-choice fundie beard to whom Roberts is hitched.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

98. Sen. Chuck Schumer was also on last night.

He brought up his exchange in the judiciary hearings with Roberts that he had. I heard it live and thought it was hysterical.

Schumer went through this analogy about Roberts as he was sitting there.

Paraphrasing now... It's like asking you, what's your favorite movie, and you say you like movies. I then ask you, but what's your favorite movie and you say I like movies with good acting and directing.

Then Roberts offers that his favorite movies are Dr. Zhivago and North By Northwest. Everyone laughs.

Schumer relates this last night on Real Time, and then throws in the kicker...
I'm surprised it wasn't The Manchurian Candidate.

[FreedomAngel82]

138. Schumer was great on that

And I also liked when Maher asked if he and the other senators were going to take any responsibility to New Orleans and he said "yes". I think there is enough blame to go around for sure but you can never forget people drowning and Bush eating cake.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

158. I have told friends of mine that I thought he was a Manchurian Candidate

and it was so cool to hear Schumer voice it, and yes, he was totally great on the show. As to Bush with the cake, I keep visualizing him playing that guitar while New Orleans was drowning.

[daninthemoon]

83. I would love it if he comes outat his swearing in. Of course, a lone

gunman probably wouldn't be far behind.

[Smallberries]

89. Robert's wife

is the biggest beard this side of ZZTop.

[Demit]

97. hahahahaha! Good one.

[Seedersandleechers]

100. I wonder if anyone will recognize these other guys. Surely someone

from the MSM will want to interview them.

[loudsue]

123. Maybe "she" used to be a "he".....

I've known a couple of "women" who had the surgery.

On second thought, however, I doubt she is one of them, because Roberts would have to know that she would eventually be found out, if it was true.

:kick:

[FreedomAngel82]

140. More than likely

I agree. I don't think she is either.

[Tatiana]

104. My gaydar is off the charts!

He is so totally gay!

Does anyone think the Dems are aware of this and that's why they are going easy on him? Could Roberts be a stealth turncoat like Souter?

[loudsue]

119. Turncoat? Notta chance. He's chimpy's new boyfriend.

I'll bet Rove and Guckert/Gannon are jealous.

:kick:

[FreedomAngel82]

107. LOL!

What the hell is up with that? I saw that and I was sooo laughing my ass off!

[Arugula Latte]

115. Another factor here: Do straight men use placemats OUTSIDE?

I think not.

[crispini]

116. Do straight men use placemats, period?

You're right, it just got a little more incriminating.

[Zhade]

124. Uh, my dad does, and he's as straight as they come.

This thread is fucking ridiculous.

[crispini]

125. MORE EVIDENCE!!!! CLICK HERE!!!!!!!

http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/main/2005/08/playing_it_stra.html

http://supportgayjudgeroberts.blogspot.com/

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Field Of Dreams]

126. Is that John Stossel in the middle?

"Give me a break!" LOL

[Arugula Latte]

128. John Stossel: "Is fascism really so BAD, or are liberals trying

to SCARE us silly over nothing?"

[Neshanic]

146. So Roberts and Souter will be having 'lunch" alot.

[Octafish]

147. If it's good enough for Jeff Gannon...

... It's good enough for me.

[Zynx]

193. I've often wondered about Bush too.

Particularly after seeing how he likes to gently rub bald men's heads.

[Borgnine]

148. Check out the dude in the middle.

He's totally rocking the porn mustache.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

159. notice anything different about his hair?

it's parted on the right. but now he parts it on the left.

[Waistdeep]

175. I think the picture is printed backwards

Notice the knife and spoon on the left and the fork on the right.

[Maven]

176. That's because he goes both ways. n/t

[Zynx]

191. That's exactly what I was thinking! n/t

[snot]

162. I've wondered about Roberts just based on his legal positions . . .

no pun intended . . .

But his legal positions seemed to me to show a lack of empathy toward most "underdogs", with the exception that he seemed sympathetic toward theories that would be favorable to gays.

Then, looking at him even before this pic, you think, he's too CUTE to be straight.

On Maher, my 'dar says he's more the Casanova type, within Cynthia Heimel's "hairdresser" category--i.e., not actively or consciously gay at all, but fastidious, and with some fear and hostility toward women that inclines him toward serial conquests rather than monogamy.

Just speculatin'.

[quiet.american]

171. Exactly what *is* on the plate?

I've been staring at it for a while and still can't make out the food that was worth taking a proud pic of.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

174. I can't make it out either. I even tried to enlarge it. The edging on

the plate is the same as the plates that are before Roberts and the companion sitting next to him.

[KingFlorez]

181. I thought it was some sort of seafood?

[quiet.american]

184. Maybe.... :) n/t

[quiet.american]

183. You're right; even at this size it's anybody's guess

Thanks for posting the enlargement, though!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

186. Your welcome! Still trying to figure it. It does look very weird though,

whatever it is.

[merbex]

187. I think it is swordfish fillets n/t

[peekaloo]

188. some sort of quiche?

;-)

Was this pic taken in Key West?

[merbex]

189. It is 2 swordfish fillets,grilled(my family owned a a seafood restaurant

I'd be willing to bet 2 swordfish fillets that that is what the guy standing is presenting

[peekaloo]

190. You're probably correct. I've eaten swordfish and that does resemble

it (coloring and portion).

:-)

I was goofin' about the quiche. ;-)

[quiet.american]

195. Ah! n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

196. Thanks for clearing that up! I don't eat swordfish. nt

[Zynx]

194. No normal person smiles that much either.

I'm not saying that's indicative that he's gay, but it's just scary when someone smiles as much as he does.